Which to use
“Henri” and “Henrik” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,082
- “Henri” frequency rank
- #23,573
- “Henrik” frequency rank
- 25655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Henri | Henrik |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Prénom masculin d’origine scandinave, équivalent de Henri. |
Letter map: Henri vs Henrik
Shared letters muted; letters that set Henri and Henrik apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Henri runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Henrik's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Henri vs Henrik
Henri and Henrik are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Henri” sits inside “Henrik”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Henri is recorded at frequency rank #2,082, classified as aname, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁi\. Henrik is at rank #23,573, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25655, this pair ranks #339,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Henri vs Henrik
Shared letters: ehinr. Private to "Henri": -. Private to "Henrik": k.
"Henri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Henrik" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Henri" for "Henrik" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Henri" or "Henrik"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Henri" and "Henrik".
- Full dictionary entry for "Henri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Henrik" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Henri" and "Henrik" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Henri vs heurt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #339,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.